A newly admitted acutely psychotic patient is a private patient of the chief of staff and a private-pay patient. To whom does the psychiatric nurse assigned to the patient owe the duty of care?
a. Health care provider
b. Hospital
c. Profession
d. Patient
D
Although the nurse is accountable to the health care provider, the agency, the patient, and the profession, the duty of care is owed to the patient.
You might also like to view...
The patient is scheduled for an outpatient cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal) in 2 weeks. Based on the patient's history, the nurse includes which of the following in the preoperative plan of care?
a. Tell the patient to avoid smoking on the day of surgery. b. Use a safety razor to shave the abdomen the day before surgery. c. Ask the surgeon to prescribe antibiotics to be given preoperatively. d. Tell the patient to inform the surgeon of allergies and chronic health conditions.
Which of the following findings, when seen in the infant, is ominous?
a. Difficulty tracking objects with the eyes b. Appearing to have better peripheral than central vision c. Blinking when bright light is directed at the face d. White pupils on photographs
What are the four phases of reality shock that new nurses experience when transitioning from academia to the workforce?
What will be an ideal response?
The nurse is expecting the admission of a child with severe isotonic dehydration. Which intravenous fluid prescription does the nurse anticipate for this child?
1. 0.9% normal saline (NS) 2. D5 0.2% (ΒΌ) normal saline 3. D5W 4. Albumin